Texas beats Oregon State in Alamo Bowl

Associated Press

Updated 11:33 pm, Saturday, December 29, 2012

David Ash threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes, the last a 36-yard strike to Marquise Goodwin with 2:24 left, to give Texas a 31-27 comeback victory over No. 15 Oregon State in the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio on Saturday.

The Longhorns (9-4) never led before Goodwin scored his second touchdown on a deep post pattern.

Storm Woods ran for 118 yards and scored two touchdowns for Oregon State (9-4).

Down 20-10 at halftime, Texas coach Mack Brown said he told his players they would win.

"I told them it wasn't going to be easy, but I told them this game was ours and we would win it," Brown said.

The victory was a dose of much-needed good news for Texas after coming into the game under a cloud of questions following the suspensions of backup quarterback Chase McCoy and injured linebacker Jordan Hicks. Brown addressed the suspensions during a previously scheduled news conference and referred to a local TV report that police were investigating two unidentified Texas players in an alleged sexual assault at a San Antonio hotel.

Ash was 21-of-33 for 241 yards.

Michigan State 17, TCU 16:

Dan Conroy kicked a 47-yard field goal with 1:01 left, Le'Veon Bell ran for 145 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown, and the Spartans (7-6) rallied to beat the Horned Frogs (7-6) in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl in Tempe, Ariz. ... Michigan State recovered a muffed punt by TCU's Skye Dawson at the 4-yard line midway through the fourth quarter, and Bell scored two plays later by racing around left end for a 14-13 lead.

Syracuse 38, West Virginia 14:

Prince-Tyson Gulley ran for 208 yards and scored three touchdowns, and the Orange (8-5) scored twice on safeties in the snowy Pinstripe Bowl in New York. ... Geno Smith connected with Stedman Bailey for two touchdowns for the Mountaineers (7-6).